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Second M.I.T. Conference on

Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics

June 17 - 20, 2003

at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA

Mini-Symposium

Computational Fluid Geodynamics

Dear Colleagues,

It is a pleasure to invite you to participate in the Symposium "Computational Fluid Geodynamics" to be held in the M.I.T., Cambridge, USA, on June 17-20, 2003, in the framework of the Second M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics. It will give geoscientists the opportunity to meet experts in fluid dynamics and computational mathematics and exchange ideas about modern numerical approaches and techniques. The main objective of this Symposium is to bring together applied mathematicians and geophysicists engaged in research of slow deformations in the solid Earth and to discuss key problems of numerical methodologies and computational approaches to be used in these studies. The geophysical topics of the sessions are proposed to be: (1) mantle circulation with continental and oceanic plates incorporated; (2) crustal and lithospheric deformation and fluid dynamic modeling of plate behavior; (3) evolution of descending slabs; (4) mantle plumes and continental rifting. We encourage presentations of mathematical models of the geodynamical problems and novel efficient computational procedures (based on FDM, FEM, FVM, spectral and others techniques) rather than the model results themselves. The Symposium is an excellent chance to establish strong links between experts in CFD and in computational geodynamics.

Organisers of the Symposium

Dr. Alik Ismail-Zadeh

Geophysical Institute

University of Karlsruhe

Hertzstr. 16, Karlsruhe 76187, Germany

Tel: 49 721 608 4621

Fax: 49 721 71173

E-mail: Ismail-Zadeh@gpi.uni-karlsruhe.de

Prof. Gregory Houseman

School of Earth Sciences

University of Leeds

Leeds LS2 9JT, UK

Tel: 44 113 233 5206

Fax: 44 113 233 5259

E-mail: greg@earth.leeds.ac.ukProf. Gerald Schubert

Department of Earth and Space Sciences

University of California, Los Angeles, CA

90095-1567

Tel.: 1 310 825 4577

Fax: 1 310 825 2779

E-mail: schubert@ucla.edu

Prof. David Yuen

Department of Geology and Geophysics

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

Tel. 1 612 624 1868

Fax: 1 612 624 8861

E-mail: davey@krissy.msi.umn.edu

Call for Papers

Prospective authors are invited to submit - after July 15, 2002 and prior to September 30, 2002 - a paper of up to 1600 words on topics related to the theme of the Conference plus up to four figures or tables (in total). The paper should be sent to one of the organisers of the Symposium "Computational Fluid Geodynamics". Please do not send your paper to the Organizing Committee of the Second MIT Conference. For details of the submission please see Guide for Authors at web-site: http://www.secondmitconference.org. Authors will be informed prior to December 15, 2002 regarding acceptance of their contribution for presentation at the Conference and publication in the Proceedings. The accepted papers will be published in the bound and CD- ROM versions of the Proceedings at the time of the Conference.

Conference Fellowships

About one hundred young researchers from any part of the world will be fully supported to attend the Conference. A Fellowship provides for all travel expenses, Conference fees, accommodation expenses in M.I.T. on-campus housing, and a personalized Fellowship Certificate. Fellowship awardees are expected to present a paper at the Conference. Fellowship applicants must be less than about 30 years of age at the time of the Conference, and must submit a short paper (of the form described in the Call for Papers) and two letters of recommendation together with the paper. Applicants will be notified prior to December 15, 2002 (provided the application was received prior to September 30, 2002) as to whether they have been awarded a Fellowship.

Registration fees

The regular registration fee provides for one copy of the Conference Proceedings (bound version and CD-ROM), coffee breaks and the Conference banquet, and is the same amount ($ 290) irrespective of how many days the registrant attends the Conference. Any student is invited to attend the Conference at no charge but must register. Students are provided with the coffee breaks and the Conference banquet, but the Conference Proceedings need to be purchased separately.

Important dates

July 15, 2002Start of paper submission

September 30, 2002Deadline for paper submission

December 15, 2002Notification of acceptance

June 17 - 20, 2003Second M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics

Registration

Potential participants of the Symposium are kindly asked to fill the Preliminary Registration Form and send it by e-mail to Alik.Ismail-Zadeh@gpi.uni-karlsruhe.de before July 15, 2002. Complete information regarding the Second M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics can be found at web-site: http://www.secondmitconference.org

Second M.I.T. Conference on

Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics

June 17 - 20, 2003

at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA

Symposium

Computational Fluid Geodynamics

PRELIMINARY REGISTRATION FORM

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- Do you intend to attend the Symposium? YES NO - Are you going to present paper(s) at the Symposium? NO

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